Manchester Basketball concluded their Betty Codona Trophy Group Phase with a 80-100 win against Nottingham Wildcats.

Frannie Hottinger led the team’s scoring for the second-straight game, putting up 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists in a stat sheet-stuffing performance. The American finished the game with an index rating of 33, going 8-13 from the field in 28 minutes of action.

Jenna Mastellone also had 20 for the visiting Manchester. She went off for six threes on the night for her second 20 point night of the young season.

All of Manchester’s starters scored in double figures in what was an impressive road win. They fought to the foul line from wire to wire, hitting 18 of their 20 free throws, and went a red-hot 14-36 from behind the three-point arc.

The tone was set in the first half. Manchester took a 13-point lead into the break after winning the second period 28-18. Hottinger triggered the team’s scoring explosion in the quarter with back-to-back triples, giving Manchester a nine-point advantage.

Manchester led by as much as 23 points in the third quarter after Eva Karasaite drained a triple with four minutes remaining. All that was left to do was to see the game out professionally and efficiently.

They did that with the help of Georgia Anderson, who made her return to the team after recently penning a new deal. Anderson hit a three in the fourth to emphatically reintroduce herself to Manchester Basketball.

The win concluded the Trophy Group phase for Manchester, who now turn their attention to Super League Basketball Championship action. Manchester will host Caledonia Gladiators to start their SLB Championship campaign on Sunday, 2 Nov at NBPC.